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clearly when his master was ill, and showed at such 

 time real concern and sympathy. "He was exceedingly 

 kind and unselfish to a little English terrier, called 

 ' Tycho Brahe 9 " l (I quote again from Mrs. Huggins's 

 interesting little sketch ; only, as Kepler is dead, I 

 change the tense in these few last sentences from the 

 present to the past), " who often tried him, and to a 

 very unamiable cat, who both formed part of the 

 household in which he dwelt. Altogether, there was 

 in Kepler's every look, and motion, and utterance, a 

 noble and intelligent individuality which endeared him 

 to all who knew him. Much might be learnt from 

 him in many ways ; and he was indeed worthy of a 

 large share of an inclusive love that love which 



loveth 



' All tilings both great and small.' " 



The question whether animals can count in any 

 way, or discriminate, at any rate, between different 

 numbers, is one about which different opinions have 

 been expressed. We cannot consider that the question 

 was answered (affirmatively) by Kepler's achievements, 

 though he seemed to do more than count. On the 

 other hand, the common opinion that a bird, whose 

 nest has been robbed of all the eggs but one, is as 

 well content with that one as with the entire set, is 

 not supported by evidence, and, indeed, seems to have 

 been devised to comfort the consciences of those who 



1 Tycho Brahe (the dog, not the astronomer) was commonly 

 called by Dr. Huggins, Tyko Barky. 



